CLOCK HOUR/CREDIT HOUR CONVERSION
The determination of enrollment status (full, ¾, ½, or less) is, by Federal Regulations, different for the
Ophthalmic Medical Assistant (D45510) program of study:
This determination of enrollment status is different because the program has one or more courses that cannot be
used toward a two-year degree program. Enrollment status determination for conversion programs involves totaling
for each course the clock/contact and prep hours a student takes each semester.
THE CALCULATION:
First, in order to determine contact clock hours, the total class, clinical, and lab hours are multiplied by 16.
The clock hours are then added to the allowable out-of-class preparation hours and divided by 37.5. This
calculation determines the converted credit hours used to determine enrollment status. The converted
credits are always rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Refer to the 2016-2017 Federal Student Aid Handbook,
Volume 2: School Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 2, page 2-31
*SPECIAL NOTE:
CONVERTED HOURS ARE ALWAYS ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER.
DO NOT ROUND UP!
CONTACT
CLOCK
HOURS
ALLOWABLE OUT
OF CLASS PREP
TOTAL
CLOCK
&
PREP
HRS.
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
10
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
10
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
7.5 X 1.06 = 7.99
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
60
39.99
39.99
60
346
60
39.99
39.99
346
39.99
39.99
60
60
÷ 37.5
X 16
48
32
32
48
336
48
32
32
336
32
32
48
48
÷ 37.5
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
1
X 16
48
7.5 X 1.6 = 12
60
÷ 37.5
1
CREDIT
HOURS
WEEKLY
CONTACT
HOURS
MED 121
OPH 103
OPH 104
OPH 105
OPH 106
OPH 107
OPH 108
OPH 109
OPH 110
OPH 150
OPH 151
ENG 111
PSY 150
COM 231
or
COM 110
3
2
2
2
7
2
2
2
7
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
21
3
2
2
7
2
2
3
3
X 16
3
3
TOTALS
42
COURSE
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
X 16
CONVERTED
HOURS
(ROUNDED
DOWN)
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
÷ 37.5
30